Family cruisers’ vital statistics

In the July 2006 issue of YM, James Jermain picks 15 used cruisers to get afloat in from £9,000.

The July issue is on sale from 8 June.

Don’t miss the August issue where James Jermain picks the best boats for liveaboard cruising.

Here are the technical details of the boats selected:

Sabre 27
Additional information: Fin and bilge keels are available. Early boats had all-wood interiors, later ones had a wood trim on GRP. Factory-built boats were mostly sound but a number of home-completed kits were also produced. Brue Yachts built a few Sabres in the early 1980s that are to a higher standard.
LOA 8.23m (27ft), LWL 6.77m (22ft 2in), beam 2.8m (9ft 2in), draught 1.46m or 0.91m (4ft 8in or 3ft), displacement 3,251kg (7,168 lb), ballast 1,406kg (3,100 lb), sail area 30m2 (320sq ft)